When Lin Zhao takes over Qingyun Private High School, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, there are only 3,000 yuan in the school's account. The walls leak wind, a mouse has turned up in the cafeteria food before, and the admissions office barely gets any calls. The faculty and students are all waiting to laugh at their new principal, a post-90s upstart.
On his first day, he inspects the cafeteria. The moment he picks up a tray, he hears a struggling student at the back complain, “It's harder to find meat in the cafeteria food than to get into Tsinghua or Peking University. If I ran the cafeteria, I could do a much better job.”
Another principal might have given the student a demerit on the spot, but Lin Zhao makes an immediate decision. “Starting today, the cafeteria is getting a complete overhaul. Double the meal budget, and make sure there's plenty of meat!” As soon as the words leave his mouth,
a mechanical voice sounds in his mind: Student's constructive suggestion adopted. Reward: top-tier fresh food supply chain + 10 million yuan cafeteria fund.
From then on, Lin Zhao discovers a whole new world.
When students say there's no air conditioning in the dorms and they can't sleep in summer, he immediately arranges for central air conditioning. Reward: complete smart-campus system + elite team of special-grade teachers hired.
When students say they have too much homework and not enough time to rest, he orders a strict cap on homework. Reward: Olympiad coaching team + guaranteed admission slots at Tsinghua and Peking University.
Six months later, Qingyun High School rockets from the bottom of the province's rankings to the top in university admission rates, and Tsinghua and Peking University recruitment teams are practically breaking down the gates to snap up students.
As Lin Zhao listens to the students chattering below the stage, he suddenly hears someone shout, “Principal! When are we going to start our own university?”
